Mark Sobel

'With David #Malpass having been appointed so easily to the @WorldBank, it shows that the duopoly is well intact. That means the Europeans can have it if they want it.' My comments in @FT. #IMF #ECB ft.com/content/5ac2e8…

A (very) positive assessment of Christine @Lagarde's appointment to the @ecb, by @sobel_mark who is well placed to judge - as he was on the IMF Executive Board for much of her tenure. omfif.org/analysis/comme…

Our chief economist and head of research @DKyriakopoulou discussed this morning, live from #Athens on @business Daybreak: Europe, about the outlook for Greek #bonds as the country prepares to go to the #polls. #greekelections2019 bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

PODCAST: #FSOC proposed amendments to its interpretive guidance on supervision and regulation. Paul Tucker, chair of the Systemic Risk Council, and Amias Moore Gerety, partner at @QEDInvestors, join our US chair @MarkSobel_OMFIF to discuss their views. omfif.podbean.com/e/the-financia…

Important read from @sobel_mark @MarkSobel_OMFIF @CSIS_Econ omfif.org/analysis/comme…

Our US chair @MarkSobel_OMFIF who worked with @Lagarde at the @IMFNews said for the @AFP and @NST_Online that 'She’s been a tremendous ambassador for the fund, a great salesperson, a very good communicator.' @sobel_mark nst.com.my/world/2019/07/…

Our US chair @MarkSobel_OMFIF and a longtime staffer in the Treasury’s currency-policy trenches until he left in 2015 commented for @business that '@CommerceGov's proposal is ill-conceived' and submitted an eight-page rebuttal. #currencymanipulation bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

'The former chancellor Helmut Schmidt used to lament how #Germany’s giant banking groups would stoke up dangerous enmity among neighbouring countries by inevitably dominating European #finance' said our chair @davidwmarsh for the @guardian @guardiannews theguardian.com/business/nils-…

Under the new rules, the power would be given to @CommerceGov which could impose tariffs in case of #currencymanipulation. Our US chair @MarkSobel_OMFIF commented for @AFP and @FRANCE24 that 'would grant the Commerce Department excessive discretion.' news.yahoo.com/under-trump-cu…

Ahead of Osaka, I asked 4 former G20 Finance Deputies to assess the G20's current state. Tremendous thanks to Stephen Pickford (UK), Ludger Schucknecht (GER), Vanessa Rubio Marquez (MEX) and Jean Boivin (CAN). Plus my 2 cents. Tomorrow, the Osaka outlook. omfif.org/analysis/comme…

Our US chair, @MarkSobel_OMFIF talks to @business on Daybreak: Australia about the trade disputes between the world's two largest economies. #finance #trump #china @sobel_mark bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

Trade tensions between the US and China will have severe repercussions for @ASEAN, including on growth and investment. This was one of the key points of a speech by @MarkSobel_OMFIF, US chairman of OMFIF, at the @bankofthailand omfif.org/media/5656939/…

VIDEO #GPI2019 launch: global public investors are increasingly diversifying portfolios – including into illiquid ‘real economy’ #assets such as real estate and infrastructure – to make up for low returns on traditional assets. Click for more information: thinktank.omfif.org/gpi2019

Our #gpi2019 special report on central bank social media strategies featured in @economics bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The Global Public Investor 2019 is now available to download. Research for the 2019 edition, was complemented by OMFIF’s largest survey to date, encompassing institutions collectively managing $17.9tn of #assets. Click for more information: bit.ly/2KHwZrN

All downloads of GPI 2019 will receive complimentary access to the interactive databank which allows users to view changes in #assets under management over 6 years, compare individual GPIs and filter by type and region. Click for more information: bit.ly/2KJ2Bxt

SG DPM & @MOFsg Minister #HengSweeKeat spoke at the launch of the @OMFIF's #GPI2019, addressing the impact of global warming; how ASEAN is facing the challenge; & that monetary & financial institutions are catalysts of sustainable growth. thinktank.omfif.org/gpi2019 #SGUKpartnership

Germany may be up next in Trump's target list, OMFIF's @DKyriakopoulou says bloom.bg/2HXst5v

'One could just as easily see it as targeting exchange rates for competitive gains, and that is certainly how everybody else in the world would likely see it,' said @MarkSobel_OMFIF our US chair for @business bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

'In my experience, China’s reserve managers have always acted in a professional manner and sought to promote financial stability,' said @MarkSobel_OMFIF, OMFIF US chair for @nytimes @sobel_mark nytimes.com/2019/05/28/bus…